Second MacDonald government

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The Second MacDonald government was the British National Government led by Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald from 1931, formed in response to the economic crisis of the Great Depression and dominated by Conservative support.

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Second MacDonald ministry 5
Second MacDonald government canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government
National Government
budgetaryPolicy austerity measures
cabinetNumber National Governments of the 1930s in the United Kingdom
surface form: National Government (1931–1935)
cause collapse of the Second Labour Government
chancellorOfTheExchequer Neville Chamberlain
coalitionPartner Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal National Party
surface form: Liberal National Party (UK)

Liberal Party (UK)
country United Kingdom
defenceContext interwar period
dominantParty Conservative Party (UK)
economicPolicy Imperial Preference
protectionism
election 1931 United Kingdom general election
endTime 7 June 1935
financeMinister Neville Chamberlain
followedBy First Baldwin National Government
foreignMinister Sir John Simon
foreignSecretary Sir John Simon
headOfGovernment Ramsay MacDonald
historicalPeriod Great Depression
surface form: Great Depression in the United Kingdom
implementedPolicy abandonment of the gold standard
public spending cuts
tax increases
unemployment benefit cuts
jurisdiction United Kingdom
legislativeTerm 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislatureStatus coalition government
majority government
location London, England
surface form: London
monarch George V
notableMember Herbert Samuel
Neville Chamberlain
Sir John Simon
Stanley Baldwin
oppositionParty Labour Party (UK)
parliamentaryMajority large Conservative majority
politicalLeader Ramsay MacDonald
politicalPosition broad coalition
precededBy First MacDonald government
primeMinister Ramsay MacDonald
reasonForFormation Great Depression
economic crisis of 1931
residence 10 Downing Street
resultOf 1931 United Kingdom general election
significantEvent Imperial Economic Conference agreements
surface form: Ottawa Imperial Economic Conference 1932
startTime 1931
24 August 1931

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Second Baldwin government followedBy Second MacDonald government
National Government coalition precededBy Second MacDonald government
this entity surface form: Second MacDonald ministry
National Governments of the 1930s in the United Kingdom hasPart Second MacDonald government
this entity surface form: Second MacDonald ministry
35th United Kingdom Parliament governmentAtStart Second MacDonald government
this entity surface form: Second MacDonald ministry
National Government (United Kingdom) precededBy Second MacDonald government
this entity surface form: Second MacDonald ministry
National Government precededBy Second MacDonald government
subject surface form: National Government (United Kingdom)
this entity surface form: Second MacDonald ministry